Ice-elevator



G-. W. GOODELL. Ice Elevator.

(NoModeL) No. 231,709. Patented Aug. 31,1880.

AT TE STI INVENTORI nPEIERs FHDTO-UTHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

GEORGE W. GOODELL, OF BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS.

ICE-ELEVATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 231,709, dated August31, 1880. Application filed July 8, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W.G0ODELL,residing at Beardstown, in the county of Cass and State of Illinois,have invented Improvements in Ice Elevating and Lowering Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an icelowering machine, which may also be usedfor an ice-hoisting machine; and my invention consists in thecombinations of parts hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

in the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation, showing the arrangementof the cable for.

lowering ice and the brake mechanism. Fig. 2 is a vertical section,showing the form of the cage, the hoisting-cable, &c. Fig. 3 is a detailview of one end of theiceslide, showing a device for starting the ice tosliding when putting ice into the ice-house, and a modification of thedevice for keeping the ice from sliding off the cage outwardly.

A is the sill supporting the posts B B B between which the cage orplatform 0 and the counter-balance 1) work.

E is a cable, one. end of which is secured to the post B at b, fromwhence it passes upward and over a pulley, F, thence down heneath thecounterbalaucepulley F, thence up over the pulley F thence down beneaththe cage-pulley F thence up over the pulley F, and from thence down to awindlass, G, by which it is shortened or lengthened,as may be desired.

The counterbalance D, which works between the posts B B, may consist ofa solid piece of metal or other heavy substance, or of a box, in whichmay be placed stones or other heavy matters, so that it may be made tovary in weight as occasion may require.

(1 (Z are guide-rollers on the counter-balance running against theupright timbers or posts B B.

The cage 0 is guided on the posts B B by friction-rollers o c. Said cagehas vertical side pieces, 0, cross-bar c and horizontal baseframe 0 care braces.

H is the ice-slide frame. This is pivoted to the cage at h, so that itmay be tilted to cause the ice to slide off it upon the rails h, uponwhich the blocks of ice are supported.

ject, and which is connected In Fig. l the device is shown as adaptedfor taking ice from the icehouse, and in Fig. 2 it is shown for puttingice into the ice-house.

l is a drum secured to the shaftf, to which the pulley F is alsosecured. The drum 1 has a rim, J, atone end, on which works a brake.

The brake consists of two levers, K K, con-.

M is a lever, pivoted at m to any fixed obat one end by a link, N, tothe weighted end of the lever K, and to the other end of which isconnected a cord, 0. By pulling down the cord 0 the weighted end of thelever Kis raised and the brake shoes removed from the rim of the drum I.V

P is a support to sustain the free end of the lever K when the brakesare off the drum.

R is a block (see Fig. 2) secured to the uprights Q near their bottom,the purpose of which is to tilt the ice-slide frame outward in takingice from the ice-house and cause the ice to slide off the cage; and S Sare duplicate frames, pivoted to the tilting ice-frame at such a pointthat the controlling-weight is at the heel of each frame, so that thetoes of the frames are lifted by the weight of the heel. Upon the toesof the frames S and b" are backwardly-inclined claws s, to' retain theice upon the rails. I

In loading the ice upon the rails it strikes against the inclined outerside of the claw and presses it downward, raising the heelof the frame;then when the ice-block has passed over, the claws are raised by theWeight of the heel end of the frame. When the cage descends to the placeof unloading, the heel of the frame S comes in, contact with aprojection, R, and the toe of the frame is lowered to depress the clawss and allow the ice to .slide off the rails. When the ice is beingcarried upward in filling the ice-house, the toe of the frame comes incontact with a projection, Q, and as the cage ascends the claws are helddown to allow the escape of the ice from the rails into the house on thetilting of the railframe.

T is a yoke, of which there are preferably two, one being attached toeach corner of the cage next to the ice-house, whose office it is totilt the cage when it has ascended to the placefor unloading by comingin contact with the adjustable cross-piece U. The cross-piece U has twobolts, a u, at its ends, which are capable of endwise movement, andwhich are connected to a ring, V, by means of links r.

The bolts to a, when in their outward position, engage in holes a inuprights secured to each side of the doorway of the ice-house, or it(the cross-piece) may be secured to any uprights suitably arranged. Bythis adjustable block the slide may be tilted at anyheight as theice-house becomes filled. By the use of the yokes T the frame is tiltedbefore it reaches the cross-piece, so that there will be space for theice to pass beneath the cross-piece.

To start the ice to sliding when the inclina- 'tion of the rails is notsufficient to cause this which is secured to the stationary part of thecage by a cord or rope, 20, so that when the frame is tilted the freeend of the lever will be moved upward and forward to bringit in contactwith the ice and start it sliding upon the rails in the direction oftheir downward inclination.

In Fig. 3 is shown a modification of the frame S, which is merelya bar,of which there maybe more than one, pivoted to the outer end of theice-slide, which may be placed on either end in lieu of the frame,according to whether ice is being put into or taken from the ice-house,and which, when the ice comes against it when being put on the cage,tilts over to permit the ice to pass, and is swung back by thepreponderance of its lower end.

X is a block, placed between the base of the cage and that end of therail-frame which is not tilted down to sustain that end, said end havingthe preponderance in the weight of ice. This block preferably consistsof a number of pieces of wood, one or more of which may be removed toincrease the inclination of the slide. They are held in place by yokesX.

The operation for taking ice from the icehouse is as follows: The cagebeing raised to the loading-place by the counter-balance, which, asstated, is'heavier than the empty cage, it is kept in this position bythe brake on the drum. When the cage is loaded the brake is removed bypulling on the cord, and the cage, being heavier now than thecounterbalance, descends with its load to the place of unloading, andthus the operation is continued.

When putting ice into the ice-house the weight of the counter-balance isreduced until it is less than the weight of the empty cage, and a cable,Y, one end of which is secured to the drum, is coiled around the drumseveral times and carried to a snatch-block, a secured to any objectbelow. When the cage is loaded ready to be hoisted a horse or otherpower is applied to the drum through the means of the cable, and thusthe cage is raised until the yokes T come in contact with thecross-piece U and tilt the slide, and the ice-blocks are discharged intothe ice-house.

In putting ice onto the cage from the icehouse that end of the cage nextto the house is held down upon the block X by any suitable means.Generally a rope is used, extending from that end of the cage downwardto any object beneath to which it is attached.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination of the cage G,'counterbalanceD, cable E, pulleys F F F F F drum I, and brake K K N M 0, all madesubstantially as set forth.

2. The combination of cage 0, made substantially as set forth,counter-balance D, cable E, pulleys F F F F F", drum I, with rim J,brake K K, and ice'startin g lever W, all made and operatedsubstantially as set forth.

3. The brake mechanism consisting of levers K K, shoes 70 k,connecting-rod k weight k, link N, lever M, and cord 0, when applied tothe drum I of the cage of an ice-lowering machine, for holding it at anydesired height.

4. The combination of the cage 0, yoke T, counter-balance D, cable E,pulleys F F F F F*, shaft f, drum I, brake K K, hoistingcable Y, andadjustable cross-piece U, all arranged substantially as set forth.

5. In an ice-hoisting machine, the adjustable cross-piece U, havingbolts u a, links c c, and ring V, for tilting the ice-slide at anydesired height.

6. The combination of cage 0, made substantially as set forth,counter-balance D, cable E, pulleys F F F F F, drum I, with rim J, brakeK K k N M O, hoisting-cable Y, and adjustable cross-piece U, allsubstantially as set forth.

7. In an ice-elevating cage, 0, the ice-slide H, provided with rails71., and combined with a tilting device, as U or It, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

8. In an ice-elevating cage, 0, the combination of tilting ice-slide Hand automatic frame S, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE W. GOODELL.

Witnesses E. H. PHrLIrrI, R. J. PHILIPPI.

